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Opinion

Ryan’s new position brings controversy

Local Columns

Former Congressman Tim Ryan’s new job as a member of the two-person leadership council of Natural Allies for a Clean Energy Future, an organizations that promotes natural gas as clean energy, raised eyebrows from some environmentalists and fellow Democrats. Dave Scott, a former Sierra Club ...

The unknown will continue to be scary

Editorial

The unknown can be many things. It often can be downright scary. That is the prevailing emotion blanketing the East Palestine community, a tight-knit village of 4,700-plus average folks whose village will never quite be the same again. Doesn’t matter if you are young or old. Uncertainties ...

Ohio GOP needs to get its act together

Editorial

Ohioans are beginning to see the Republican supermajority in Columbus is not all we were told it would be. In fact, it appears as though the letter after their last names is about all some of these folks have in common when it comes time to serve their constituents. It is a shame factions ...

Reporter’s arrest was poor result of uncool heads

Editorial

In dismissing criminal charges against a national news correspondent who last week was tackled and handcuffed at an East Palestine press conference before being hauled to jail, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost said it appeared tensions were running high. Maybe so, but that should be no excuse ...

Vance, Brown on right track with EPA oversight demand

Editorial

It is beginning to look as though the train derailment in East Palestine will have more far reaching effects than many of us were led to believe while the events were unfolding a week-and-a-half ago. As Ohio’s U.S. senators take a look at what comes next, Republican Sen. JD Vance is right, ...

Much done, much remains to be done

Editorial

Today marks day 12 of the life-altering train derailment in East Palestine. Much has been done in general recovery from the disaster. Much remains to be done. Our three Columbiana County newspapers — The Review, Morning Journal and Salem News — and our sister Ogden newspaper in ...